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Programs of Study

Liberty University offers graduate degree programs of study in two formats:

Residential. With the residential delivery format, courses in a program are delivered on campus [face-to-face] and generally last the standard semester.

Online. With the online [distance education] delivery format, courses in a program are delivered to students through a virtual classroom experience that is flexible, personal and challenging. Through the online format a student can complete a program entirely online, with some exceptions in which a student is required to complete a minimum number of courses face-to-face on campus.

Liberty University offers courses for several degree programs at two off-campus instructional sites. The addresses of the two sites are:

Renaissance Orlando

Omni Dallas – Park West

5445 Forbes Place

1590 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway

Orlando, FL 32812

Dallas, TX 75234

The University offers no more than six credit hours of intensive coursework that students can apply towards the following degree programs offered by the University's Center for Counseling and Family Studies and the School of Education. In each of the degree programs, students can complete no more than 20% of the coursework at either of the teaching sites.
The programs are:

M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling

M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy

M.A. in Professional Counseling

M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Ed.D. in Community Care and Counseling

M.A. in Teaching

Master of Education

Education Specialist

Ed.D. in Education Leadership

Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

Regardless of format, the majority of the course work for any program of study must be earned at Liberty University. The requirements for graduation for all programs are listed in this Catalog and on degree completion plans, which are available online at http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=2981.

A course planning schedule is provided in order for students to plan their classes for upcoming semesters. The planning schedule presents every class offered and the terms where it is scheduled to be taught. This schedule is sorted alphabetically by class. You can find the course planning schedule by visiting the following site: http://www.liberty.edu/academics/registrar/index.cfm?PID=23103.

Graduate degree programs with concentrations or cognates/specializations, as well as graduate certificates, are listed below.

Liberty University en Español

Liberty University en Español offers Spanish-language versions of Liberty University Online programs. The curriculum is the same as existing Liberty University Online programs, and the course requirements do not vary. The only difference in these programs is that Spanish-language versions of some of the course materials are available, and students are permitted to turn in written materials in their native language. Further information is available at http://www.liberty.edu/online/lue-inicio/.

Completing a course or program in a language other than English may reduce employability where English is required.

Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling (M.A.)3(O, R)
Addictions and Recovery
Crisis Response and Trauma
Discipleship and Church Ministry
Leadership
Life Coaching
Marriage and Family
Military Resilience
Pastoral Counseling
Theology

School of Nursing

1These programs may require a student to complete a minimum number of courses face-to-face on campus2 Concentrations or Cognates in Law Studies are open to currently enrolled Liberty University School of Law J.D. students or Liberty University School of Law alumni. Please see the School of Law section of this Catalog.3 The Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and the Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling are also available online through Liberty University en Español.

Course Numbering and Identification

Each course is identified by a four-letter prefix and a three-digit number. The letters represent the disciplinary area.

Course Numbering

500

Basic Master's Level

600

Advanced Master's Level

700

Special Master's Level and Doctoral Level

800

Doctoral Level

900

Advanced Doctoral Level

School of Law Course Numbering

A three-letter prefix and a three-digit number identify courses offered by the School of Law. Course numbers reflect program requirements and elective areas of interest; courses at the 900-level are designated for advanced skills in the study of law.

500-595

Required Doctoral and Jurisprudential Courses

601-621

Family and Juvenile Law Courses

630-665

Business Courses

705-747

Constitutional and International Law Courses

755-765

Public Policy Courses

771-904

Administrate Law and Advanced Skills Courses

Course Prefixes

ACCT

Accounting

HOMI

Homiletics

APOL

Apologetics

HSCO

Human Services Counseling

ARTS

Arts

HSER

Human Services

BCHM

Biochemistry

HSMF

Human Services Marriage and Family

BIOL

Biology

INFO

Health Informatics

BIOM

Biomedical Sciences

LAW

Law

BMAL

Business Management and Leadership

LEAD

Christian Leadership

BUSI

Business

LIFC

Life Coaching

CHHI

Church History

MAAC

Addiction Counseling

CHPL

Chaplaincy Ministry

MATH

Mathematics

CJUS

Criminal Justice

MILT

Military

CLST

College Learning Strategies

MLAN

Modern Languages

CMHC

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

MRKT

Marketing

CMIN

Children’s Ministry

MUSC

Music

COMS

Communication Studies

NBST

New Testament Biblical Studies

COUC

Counseling (Ph.D. students only)

NGRK

New Testament Greek

COUN

Counseling

NURS

Nursing

CRIS

Crisis Counseling

OBST

Old Testament Biblical Studies

CSIS

Information Systems

OTCL

Old Testament Cognate Languages

DISS

Dissertation

PACO

Pastoral Counseling

DMIN

Doctor of Ministry

PADM

Public Administration

DSMN

Discipleship Ministries

PHIL

Philosophy

EDCE

School Counseling

PLED

Pastoral Leadership

EDUC

Education

PPOG

Public Policy/Government

ENGL

English

PPOL

Public Policy/Law

ETHM

Ethnomusicology

RTCH

Research Methods and Teaching

EVAN

Evangelism

SEMI

Seminary

EVCP

Evangelism and Church Planting

SMGT

Sport Management

EXCS

Exercise Science

SUBS

Addictions and Recovery

GLST

Global Studies

THEK

Theological English for Korean Students

GOVT

Government

THEO

Theology

GRST

Graduate Studies

THES

Thesis

HIEU

European History

TOUR

Tourism

HIST

General History

WMIN

Women’s Ministry

HIUS

United States History

WMUS

Worship Music

HIWD

World History

WRSP

Worship Studies

HLTH

Health

YOUT

Youth Ministries

Highlighted text indicates a change from the official version of the catalog.